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2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$20,171 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$79,852 Avg Salary

With 669 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering-related fields is the #110 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in California to see which programs offered the best value experiences for engineering-related fields students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Colleges.

$7,043 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found California State University - Northridge to be the best value school for engineering-related fields students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUN are $7,043 per year.

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$7,864 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Chico is a great value for engineering-related fields students. Chico State is a large public school located in the city of Chico.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chico State are $7,864 per year. Engineering-Related Fields majors at Chico State take out an average of $17,687 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$7,439 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering-related fields schools in California. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Poly Pomona are $7,439 per year.

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Out of the 8 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

San Jose State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,852 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, San Jose State also is in the top 20% of our Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in California ranking.

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$6,785 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal State LA are $6,785 a year.

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#6

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value engineering-related fields programs. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at National University are $13,320 per year.

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#7

Stanford University

Stanford, CA
$56,169 Average Tuition & Fees

Stanford University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stanford are $56,169 per year.

Stanford not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in California list.

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$48,044 Average Tuition & Fees

Art Center College of Design came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in California ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Art Center College of Design is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Art Center College of Design are $48,044 a year. On average, engineering-related fields graduates from Art Center College of Design take out $36,625 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Explore all the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 52
Oregon 49

One of 18 majors within the area of study, engineering-related fields has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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